Focko Lüpsen & Sohn

What Focko Lüpsen & Sohn does

Focko Lüpsen & Sohn GmbH is a third-generation, family-owned logistics provider headquartered in Filsum, Germany, founded in 1930. The company operates an integrated logistics platform that combines national and international freight transport (covering steel coils, chemicals, food, and animal feed) with 10,000 m² of warehousing capacity for storage, picking, and distribution. Supporting the core transport and warehouse operations, the company maintains in-house a vehicle workshop, truck wash facility, and on-site diesel/AdBlue fuel station, enabling vertical control over fleet availability and operating costs.

The business runs a fleet of more than 150 vehicles, including 120+ trucks operating across Europe, supported by a workforce of more than 250 employees covering drivers, logistics staff, and administrative functions. Revenue is generated through transaction-based transport fees, recurring-style warehouse logistics contracts, professional-services-style workshop/maintenance work, and transaction fees from the on-site fuel station. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-B2B, with no public pricing; customers (industrial manufacturers, food and feed producers, and chemical companies) engage the company via phone, email, or contact form during business hours.

There is no evidence of external investors, parent companies, subsidiaries, M&A activity, public filings, or disclosed revenue. The technology stack is operational rather than digital-product in nature — focused on physical fleet management and integrated facilities — with no software products, APIs, applications, or AI/ML capabilities indicated in the available data. The company's value proposition centers on being a one-stop logistics provider that consolidates transport, storage, and fleet maintenance under a single family-controlled entity with 95+ years of operating history.

Name

Focko Lüpsen & Sohn

Legal name

Focko Lüpsen & Sohn GmbH

Website

https://luepsen.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Focko Lüpsen & Sohn GmbH is a third-generation, family-owned German logistics company offering freight transport, warehousing, and integrated fleet services (workshop, wash, fueling) to industrial, food, feed, and chemical customers across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Freight and Logistics Services

NAICS

General Freight Trucking (4841), Specialized Freight Trucking (4842), General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance (48412)

SIC

Trucking & Courier Services (No Air) (4210)

akta.pro primary industry

Telecommunications & Network Equipment (TLAIALAN)

Keywords

• Freight transportation services
• Warehouse logistics
• Commercial vehicle fleet
• Contract logistics services
• Truck maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Filsum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Transportation Services: National and international freight transport services for various cargo types including steel coils, chemicals, food, and animal feed. Revenue generated through transportation fees based on distance, cargo type, and service requirements.
2. Warehouse Logistics: Storage, commissioning, and distribution logistics services. Provides 10,000 m² of warehouse space for customer inventory management and order fulfillment.
3. Workshop Services: In-house vehicle maintenance and repair services ensuring fleet reliability. Services include repair and maintenance for company vehicles and potentially external customers.
4. Fueling Station: On-site diesel and AdBlue refueling station for fleet operations and external customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Focko Lüpsen & Sohn is a German logistics provider that performs freight transportation and warehouse logistics for business customers using a fleet of more than 150 vehicles and 10,000 m² of warehouse space. The company also runs supporting fleet services for its own operations and external customers, including a commercial vehicle workshop, a truck wash, and a fuel station.

Product overview

Focko Lüpsen & Sohn GmbH is a third-generation family-owned logistics company offering a comprehensive suite of logistics services. The core offerings include Transporte (national and international freight transport with 150+ vehicles) and Lagerlogistik (warehouse logistics with 10,000 m² storage capacity). These core services are supported by integrated in-house facilities including Werkstatt (maintenance and repair workshop), Waschanlage (truck wash facility), and Tankstelle (diesel and AdBlue fuel station). The company operates as a single unified service offering with all components provided from a single source.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rhenus Logistics SE & Co. KG: German family-owned logistics company (part of the Rethmann Group) operating road freight, warehousing, and contract logistics with strong industrial sector focus. Closely comparable in vertical specialization and Mittelstand character.
• Noerpel Group: Mid-sized German family-owned logistics company headquartered in Ulm, offering European road freight, warehousing, and value-added services. Similar size range, ownership structure, and full-service logistics model to Lüpsen.
• Dachser SE: Family-owned German logistics company (also headquartered in a mid-sized town, Kempten) offering European road freight, warehousing, and contract logistics. Closely comparable in operating model, customer base, and Mittelstand character, though considerably larger in scale.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics SE & Co. KG: Family-owned German headquartered logistics provider offering road freight, contract logistics, and warehousing across Europe. Directly comparable in ownership structure (family), geographic focus (Germany + Europe), and integrated service offering.
• Geis Unternehmensgruppe: Mid-sized German logistics provider with road freight, warehousing, and value-added services for industrial customers. Comparable in offering mix, German Mittelstand character, and industrial vertical focus.
• Logwin AG: European-headquartered contract logistics and transport provider with industrial focus. Comparable in integrated warehousing + transport service offering and European operating scope.

Broad incumbents

• Kühne + Nagel International AG: One of the world's largest freight forwarders and contract logistics providers, headquartered in Switzerland with deep German operations. Overlaps with Lüpsen's industrial contract logistics and European road freight offerings but operates globally at vastly larger scale.
• DSV A/S: Global transport and logistics provider with strong European road freight and contract logistics capabilities. Directly competes with Lüpsen for European industrial freight contracts, though at much greater scale.
• DHL Group (Deutsche Post DHL): Global logistics giant headquartered in Germany, offering road freight, contract logistics, and warehousing. Competes in the same German industrial logistics space as Lüpsen but at incomparably larger scale and with broader service portfolio.

Regional players

• Spedition Giesker GmbH: Mid-sized German transport and logistics provider serving the North Rhine-Westphalia / Lower Saxony region. Comparable in service mix (truck freight, warehousing) and target customer profile, and geographically proximate to Lüpsen's Filsum headquarters.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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